Finally!

My spring semester is finally over! Usually that means relaxation for approximately two to three weeks, but of course not such luck this year. I still have to try very hard to catch up on my hours at my externship site. Happy to report that I am catching up on the face to face hours, however, that also means that I have a stack of paperwork waiting for me. I am looking forward to finishing that phase at the end of June. I like working there, but the drive is killing me! I am also waiting for feedback on my thesis proposal. Hopefully I will receive feedback within the next few weeks as my proposal needs to be approved by both my chair and my second reader by June 1. I have been feeling cranky and tired, it’s lovely really. All I can say is that I look forward to the day that this phase of my education is over.

Oh and forgot to mention, my summer session starts in a week. Good times…

Daddy, more ice please

My little cutie pie of a nephew has been growing up nicely. He has been learning how to talk and has many vocabularies. One of the things that he absolutely loves is ice. All of us in the family have never seen any babies that love ice as much. The other night when we were having dinner he was munching on ice cubes yet again. As soon as the cup of ice ran out he wanted more. His mom then told him that he needed to say “daddy, more ice please.” He repeated after his mom and said the cutest ‘please’. Just imagine a child and his cubby cheeks smiling at the same time in a tiny voice that said please. Very cute! He will also repeat “a-ma (grandmother in Taiwanese) more cookies please.” This leads all of us to think that he understands a lot more than he is able to say. Of course, as a psychologist, I can say in a definite tone that he does understand a lot more than he is able to say.

I hate group projects…

… especially the online variety…

That’s all

Happiness is…

… My little nephew looking at me smiling and calls me auntie
… Warm tea on a cold day
… Telling someone I care for them and receive the same
… Finishing assignments
… A good conversation
… Time to rest
… So much more…

It is all so very simple yet very powerful.